CLAPHAM High Street has been cordoned off by police following reports of a "suspicious package.”
Officers were called to outside a premises on the high street at 12.30pm today.
A number of road closures and cordons were put in place as the incident was dealt with.
The item was assessed as non-suspicious.
The incident was stood down shortly before 1.45pm.
A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at about 12:30hrs on Friday, 12 August to reports of a possible suspicious package outside a premises in Clapham High Street, SW4.
“A number of road closures and cordons are in place while officers responded.
“The item was assessed as non-suspicious and the incident was stood down shortly before 13:45hrs.”
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